Nigerian Government Spent $29m To Procure 40 Million J & J Vaccines

The Federal Government has spent at least $29 million to procure the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in the country. <br />The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, says they have procured Johnson and Johnson, about 40 million doses, at about $29 million. <br />He equally reacted to the fears posed by the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, calling on countries to join hands to confront the new health challenge in the world. <br />Ehanire says the Omicron variant has not been classified as deadly and there has not been any case of fatality nor severe illness reported yet.